READ: Doctor Who: The Complete History

A decade! That's how long the Nu Who has been going for. Back in 2005, when Christopher Eccleston stepped into the T.A.R.D.I.S in his leather jacket, Dr Who was reborn. Or should that be regenerated?

I grew up with Who, and one of my oldest memories of the whole thing was my mam and dad taking me and my bro to Blackpool for a Dr Who exhibition. I remember being in a set of the T.A.R.D.I.S (I think it was about Peter Davison era (my favourite Dr Who classic incarnation) and then, out of no where a Dalek came towards me screaming "Exterminate!" and I hid under the control panel of the T.A.R.D.I.S so it couldn't get me. For lots of people Dr Who is an accessible entry to Sci-Fi with a mix of PG rated horror and top drawer sci fi stories. It's just over 50 years old now - as we were informed by the massive celebration last year and it has a vast history - both of actors who've been in it, the aliens introduced, the stories - some memorable, some forgotten or lost and of course the multiple actors who have played the Doctor.

So now, we have a brand new partwork from those people who brought you the Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection - but this time Dr Who is getting the treatment. If you have read my review of Judge Dredd The Mega Collection or have even subscribed to it, you will know what to expect. For those of you who haven't here comes the info. The Doctor Who Complete History partwork is a fortnightly collection chronicling Dr Who form his humble beginnings back with the original series up until Peter Capaldi's latest incarnation of the Doctor. Each issue is a beautiful hardbacked book covering some episodes and history of Dr Who. Issue one retails at £2.99 and features the in depth look at four episodes - Gridlock, Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks, The Lazarus Experiment and 42 from David Tenant era Who. The book is a high quality hardback with full colour throughout. It goes into great detail over each episode - the story, post productions and actors and lots more besides. The collection grows into an encyclopaedia of Dr Who information, and, the whole collection, when put together, has an awesome display of the Doctors down the spine. As usual with these books, the issue orders are completely different to the book numbers - so don't expect to get book one with issue one and book two with issue two.

Each fortnightly tome builds into the complete collection of around 80 books altogether. For those who don't fancy traipsing to the shop every 14 days you can subscribe to get it delivered to your door, and they offer a number of subscriber gifts to go with it. As well as getting a free issue, you also get some other swag too - T.A.R.D.I.S bookends, a Dr Who Wallet, a limited edition Dr Who print (of the first Doctor judging by the picture), Dr Who travel mug and an exclusive Big Finish Audio drama for online subscribers only. For the people who prefer cash, the issues cost £9.99 per fortnight, but the second issue is at the special price of £6.99. If you want to subscribe you can visit http://www.dwcompletehistory.com/subscription-gifts for more information of plump for the telephone and ring 0844 412 9964. If you buy an issue there's also a postal form to fill in if you'd like to go that route too.

Issue one features stories from David Tennant's 10th Doctor, issue 2 is 3rd Doctor Jon Pertwee. Peter Capaldi is selected to feature in issue 3 as the 12th Doctor and we go back to his roots with the First Doctor, William Hartnell in issue 4. So it's quite a bounce around - but then it is all timey wimey stuff, isn't it?

This looks quite an in depth, definitive look at the Doctor and his 50 year legacy. I might subscribe and see what it's like, but I can definitely say it is another high quality release from Hachette.
 

Until next time

Paul 

What I'm talking about:  Doctor Who : The Complete History

Where do I go to find out more? http://www.dwcompletehistory.com

 

 

REVIEW: Avengers: Age of Ultron (12A)

Oh my goodness! It's finally here after three years of waiting and one of the most hyped up, advertised and eagerly anticipated movies that I have ever experienced in my life. Avengers: Age of Ultron is here, in the UK, now.

 

Let's start with a quick catch up - after phase one and the absolutely astoundingly marvellous amazing Avengers Assemble in 2012, we moved into phase two. But let's not forget the constant battling and grumbling between all the heroes. Then everyone's mind was blown as they all worked together, we saw the Hulk in action and everyone went home happy and felt the need to binge eat shwarma's. I wonder if there is any link to the fact that once this movie hit the cinemas, a load of shwarma shops appeared in my local town?

 

We started with the not-bad-but-not-brilliant Iron Man 3 with Tony Stark facing repercussions from his Battle of New York experiences and the Chitauri invasion masterminded by Loki. Fast forward and we had Guardians of the Galaxy which was a risk but a hit, and then the critically acclaimed Captain America: Winter Soldier. Now we have this - but how did it do?

 

I've read a load on the internet about this movie - Loki is in it, an Avenger dies, there's no post credit sequence, there's no teaser sting after the first bit of the credits, this, that, the other. I can tell you some of those are true and some are just rubbish. The bit where they say Stan Lee's cameo is awesome is true though - especially if you are clued into the Marvel universe.

 

The movie centres around Tony Stark and his worry over the events of New York and, in an attempt to protect the world,  he decides to try and create a defence mechanism to protect from potential invaders as he feels the Avengers, for want of a better term are "hopelessly outgunned."  His response to this is to create a robot defence using ideas from J.A.R.V.I.S and the power from Loki's staff (which was nabbed from him back in Avengers Assemble) with the help of fellow Science Bro, Bruce Banner.  But, while the Avengers are partying downstairs, the experiment he left to boil goes a bit awry and creates Ultron. Ultron is a sentient robot taking Tony's idea of saving the world to the nth degree by concluding that, to save the world, is to cause extinction of the human race. When Ultron crashes the party and the other Avengers find out Tony has been tinkering without their knowledge, this leads to a bit of a conflict between the team and also gives Ultron time to leave and start his world domination plans. The rest of the movie is all about stopping him.

 

The movie is fantastic and I can't take that away from it. From the beginning strains of the orchestral Avengers theme introduced to us in the first movie, to the fighting and CGI effects, this film is a visceral beauty. There are some unbelievably amazing shots and sequences which really stretch the imagination and the first 15 minutes or so is the Avengers kicking butt like they did in the New York battle of AA in 2012. Even some of the sustained shots of all the Avengers fighting individually are carried through with gusto and this is where the film really shines. But if you think that battle was immense - and it was - then there's a canny few others to ogle at. The Hulkbuster vs Hulk battle was amazing, and the finale was too. However, every single time there is a battle where there is people there is a massive emphasis on protecting the people and elaborate evacuation procedures. There's a few scenes were innocent bystanders are caught in the battle and an Avenger saves them at the last minute.

 

We also find out a lot more about the characters though some of it was probably unnecessary. Hawkeye gets a meatier role, and we find out a lot more about him and there is a hilarious sequence where all of the Avengers have been caught under mind control except him and he says something along the lines of "not this time, been there, done that!". There's a lot of comedy in this film, and there was a lot of laughing out loud in the cinema over it, but as the action moved on quickly your laugh when kind of haha -ooo as something exciting happened. I'm not entirely sure of Chris Hemsworth's comic timing, but Thor has a lot of comical lines too which makes the film quite enjoyable. Hulk gets lots of screen time too - and this is a good thing. There is also a similar joke like Loki's "ta-da" in Dark World, and the punching of Thor by the Hulk in AA in this movie too. And speaking of Thor there is an on-going joke over his hammer which I found amusing.

 

The soundtrack, story and special effects in this movie are second to none. The actors reprise their roles fiercely and the new additions to the team - namely Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and The Vision fit in rather nicely with the rest of the cast. Having such a large set of main characters is difficult but they even managed cameos from Agent Carter, Heimdall and a little bit of support from War Machine and Falcon. It seems that this movie has got everyone together for a bit of a party and it's nice to see some of the old faces appear.

 

So what do I think? Well, I've been hyped to the max with this movie and I have been waiting 3 years for this and admittedly Avengers Assemble set the bar very high. I really liked the movie and think it is great but something about it was missing and I don't know what. Maybe it was that for all that James Spader was awesome as Ultron, he wasn't as fun as Loki. Or was it that we've seen all the surprises that we can and now it's about telling the story? The first movie teased and teased the Hulk and we didn't see him do his stuff until the very end. We didn't see the Avengers come together until the very end and when they did it was mind blowing. This movie they are already together and are fighting right from the off.

 

In summary I really liked this movie, but I think it just fell short of my stupidly high expectation, but then again, who cares as it's a worthy addition to the Marvel universe. I need to see this again and I'm sure I will get to see more of what I missed as this movie has so much in it that is practically a treasure trove of Marvel stuff. Go see it yourself and make your own mind up - regardless it is action packed to the rafters and is a fantastic ending to phase two. Jeez, I can't wait for phase three.

 

Avengers: Age of Ultron is out now in the UK and comes out May 1 at all good cinemas in the US.

 

POPSCORE: 8.5/10

What am I talking about? Avengers: Age of Ultron
Where can I find out more? http://marvel.com/movies/movie/193/avengers_age_of_ultron

If you like this try: Avengers Assemble (2012), any other marvel Movie really

Anything else?
This is actually not the end of "Phase 2" of the Marvel Cinematic Universe or MCU - Ant-Man is.
This movie features Andy Serkis as Ulysses Klaue who has links to Wakanda (a clue to a movie in Phase Three perhaps?)
This film references Disney's Pinocchio
Kevin Fiege stated that there is a homage to Star Wars' the chopping off of hands in every Phase Two movie and this one is no exception.
There IS a sequence a few minutes into the credit sequence so don't leave as soon as the credit roll. Honestly, it's worth it.  

REVIEW: Child 44 (15)

Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace and the awesomely named Fares Fares round off a talented cast in the movie Child 44. Thick Russian accents abound as Tom Hardy plays Leo, a post WWII MP in the USSR in this gritty thriller.
The film starts with a couple of flashbacks of his childhood and plonks you straight into the action after that - as he traipses around his patch looking for suspected traitors. Much of the first part of the film is like this - and sort of plods along showing him do his duty and making friends and enemies along the way. However when a child of his friend and colleague is killed, it all points to murder. However, "there is no murder in paradise" so much to his stoic friends disappointment, he has to conceded that it was a tragic accident even though everyone knows the child was murdered. Not much else is given to this storylien for what seems like ages until conveniently Leo's wife, Raisa (Noomi Rapace) is suspected of being a traitor. After pretending to be pregnant, Leo is forced to flee with her to a neighbouring town where he reassigned under a new boss General Nesterov (Gary Oldman). While there he finds another dead child who has all the hallmarks of the killing of the son of his friends. The guys back at Moscow think they have already apprehended the killer by accusing a gay man and when the aforementioned fella throws himself under a train they think it's all over. However, we are now two thirds of the way through a very long movie and it shifts over to CSI: Moscow 1953, where it almost shifts genre too. The killer is still out there and Raisa and Leo must find him before another child is killed. By the way, this killer has killed 44 children. I wonder where they got the title from?
The film is generally good - the acting is spot on even though the thick Russian accents sometimes make it hard for them to be understood on some occasions. It's a gritty thriller and the cinematography and soundtrack are both well done and fit the occasion quite nicely. The one point where the movie falls down is the story. It's based on a book and has been adapted for the screen but there's a serious lack of character development for a start. It wasn't clear on who was who and sometimes you relied on the character to tell you - of which sometimes they didn't until a few scenes later (prime example - Leo's parents). The movie is quite long and the first 7/10ths of it is quite monotonous with Leo literally doing his job and it's not until he is disgraced that it started to change into something more interesting. But this is it - why was he disgraced and what exactly is going on in the movie? I was so confused I just let it happen. I don't know why Leo took it upon himself to solve the mystery of the child killer, I don't know why people wanted to disgrace him, I don't know why a lot in this movie. The killer isn't even developed much so we don't even know why he wants to kill children.
So if I had to put this down to a conclusion I would have to say this movie is alright, and it has some talented actors in (plus a last (Charles) Dance at the end) but the story is so written that it's confusing, under developed and hard to follow. Maybe it was just me - I had done a double shift at work before going to see this - but maybe it wasn't.
If you've seen it, what do you think? Drop in the comments below.
Child 44 is rated 15 and is out at all good cinemas now.

POPSCORE: 6.5/10

What am I talking about? The movie Child 44

Where can I find out more? http://www.child44film.com/

If you like this try: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Kiss the Girls, Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Drop 

Anything else?
It's based on a novel by Tom Rob Smith called Child 44. These books are part of a trilogy with The Secret Speech and Agent 6 being the two books that follow this one.

BYTE: Avengers April

Welcome to April - yes I know it's nearly over, but we still have some excitement left!

How are you? I haven't really had chance to get to the computer to write a Byte recently but now, before I have to go work, I'm taking a time out to connect with you guys once more.

How is it going? I hope you've been keeping up to date with my Twitter as I can update that more frequently with things that have been happening while I've been out and about. It's been a quite month Convention-wise but some interesting things have been happening. It's been a very exciting trailer-centric April, especially over the last week or so. We've been treated to the final Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer, and, to be fair, it looks blummin' awesome! Marvel have released some clips too - 4 no less, and they all look awesome - check out the YouTube stuff - https://youtu.be/_AFtMIBwKho?t=1s and check the other links too.

Other studios have got in on the act too though and we've seen trailers for the upcoming Batman Vs Superman and the much anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens. the latter nearly broke the internet when it concluded with an older Han Solo and Chewbacca saying "Chewie, we're home".  Oh, and let's not forget Ant-Man, the other Marvel movie release this summer.

Marvel has been very busy with those movies, and announcements about the furture - Dr Strange and Captain America 3 no less, they have also been working with Netflix on the new Daredevil TV series. I've seen the first episode and after 7 minutes I was impressed - it's is a quantum leap forward from the dismal Daredevil movie starring Ben Affleck. After I've seen the series, expect a review up - but for now, I'm really impressed - especially the little references to the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe).

My blog is getting more views and I'm working behind the scenes to set up my youtube channel and getting everything in place for that. I'm looking to do a little tune for the YouTube channel and looking into that - so expect it soon.

There's more film releases this month too - the major one, of course is Avengers: Age of Ultron next week - so expect a review (and I'll try and not spoil anything) especially for those of you who read my blog in the US (you poor guys have to wait til May 1!).

I've signed up to subscribe to Star Wars Online - that is, The Old Republic AKA SWTOR so if you'd like to join me on there - add paulosolo and you can explore the galaxy with me.

Looking at the latest stuff as well:

>   Xbox Live:  Games with Gold this month celebrates the success of Xbox Live they are doubling the free games and check this out! The full game of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on XBOX 360 and for the posh 'uns who have XBOX ONE you are treated to Pool Nation FX, Rayman Legends AND Child of Light to download free if you are a subscriber.
>  PSN: PS Plus this month hasn't really updated just yet but as of today you have Dishonored on PS3, MonsterBag and Killzone: Mercenary for the Vita and Never Alone on PS4. If you're into multi format there is also a game called Tower of Guns and Aaru's Awakening that you can download for all three. Of course these are active while your subscription is and will cease working if you are not a member.

As always we have Loot Crate and Nerd Block unboxings to look forward to.

Anyway I've wrote enough now - have an AWESOME APRIL and I'll see you soon.

Until next time

Paul

REVIEW: John Wick (15)

Mr Keanu Reeves is back on our screens after a number of mediocre movies - but is this one any better? Looking a lot more mature these days, Keanu is John Wick, an ex-assassin who has retired from that world and settled down with a beautiful wife and wants a peaceful life. However this all gets turned upside down when the son of his former employer, Iosef Tarasov, steals his classic car and kills his dog a few days after his wife dies.

Basically this is a revenge thriller over the killing of a puppy.

To sum up the movie in one sentence such as this would not do it justice though because, when all is said and done, it's not actually a bad movie. The first few moments define his really boring new life and I defy you not to fall in love with the adorable puppy. His wife is beautiful too, but both adorable characters are killed off within the first ten minutes of the film. After a brief Top Gear style rag around of his car on an airport runway (for no apparent reason) the movie knocks up a notch into the revenge movie territory where John Wick goes after the son of his former employer. We know nothing of this man at this point except a) he's cut up over his wife dying, b) he doesn't let his dog sleep on the bed and c) he makes a decent cup of coffee. When the ex-employer, Viggo Tarasov, finds out that his son has killed John Wick's dog, he merely goes "Oh" and hangs up. In this movie phone calls are very one sided. It pretty much puts the dampener on everything when he explains that John Wick is the man you call when you want to get the Bogeyman. Cue this very man going after this man's son and him too. In order to save his son from total annihilation (Wick's use of a gun is very good indeed - he doesn't waste bullets) he puts a bounty of $2million to anyone who can kill him. A few people step up to the plate (including the son who at his best runs through a night club in a towel screaming) to try and claim this bounty. Among them are Wick's friend, Marcus (Willem Dafoe) who agrees to kill him for this ransom but instead decides to put the sniper gun to good use to help him. There's also half a gangster squad and the very beautiful Ms Perkins (Agent of SHEILD's Adrianne Palicki) who goes to get him too. A few other famous faces pop up over the time including Ian McShane and John Leguizamo to round off quite a good talented cast. The story is good enough and some of the visuals are interesting to say the least. Subtitles that are in English when the gangsters speak (I believe it is a form of Russian) are scattered across the screen in different colours but are affected by what's on the screen. For example there's one scene where there's a sniper leaning against a slanted wall and the subtitles are slanted to reflect this. Also certain scenes in certain places are hues colourfully as if a lens or Instagram filter has been placed on the screen. Although it doesn't really detract from the movie, these  are little touches that give it a bit of character. The film itself is a generally dark thriller with some interesting fight scenes and gun toting.

Overall this movie is worth a watch - there are better movies out there, but it's good enough to keep you interested and pass the time.

John Wick is out now at all good cinemas in the UK and is actually out to buy if you are over in the US.

POPSCORE: 7.8/10

SECOND OPINION:

Clare came to see it with me and she says:

John Wick .............. very good, not excellent..... Keanu looking very fine! .............. rating = 8/10. :-) ;-) & let's not 4get Keanu was river phoenix's best friend! ; -) POPSCORE: 8/10 

What am I talking about? The movie John Wick

Where can I find out more? http://www.johnwickthemovie.com/

If you like this try: Taken (mainly the first one, but possible the second and third), The Equalizer (the Denzel movie), Run All Night, Constantine

Anything else?
It's Keanu Reeves' sixth time playing a role named John.

EVENT: Ninja Warrior UK

Ninja Warrior UK comes to our screens on 11th April - are you tuning in?

To those who know me, I am known for getting up to all sorts and seeing exactly what there is to do in this thing called life. I've taken opportunities and adventures as often as my limits would allow and one of those is getting involved in television and movies. I've always liked the idea of being an actor - but it's something I have never pursued, and instead plumped for creative writing and music.

I have though recently been taking advantage of opportunities that have arisen. Over the last few years I've been an audience member on Celebrity Juice - which was an awesome experience and I was also at the finals of X Factor which was broadcast on TV back in 2012. I also got through to the final auditions of CatchPhrase in 2013 but never made the recordings of the show and have been invited to be in the audience of Deal or No Deal too. I still have to take them up on the offer.

 

However, last Monday, 30th March 2015 I attended Manchester for the recording of a brand new show coming on ITV called Ninja Warrior UK. A massive hit in Japan and the USA, contestants try to defeat a diabolical obstacle course in the quickest time possible. Very much a cross between 90's classic Gladiators (without the Gladiators), Total Wipeout and the ever popular Takeshi's Castle, NWUK pits elite athletes, strong men, fit people and those who ust want to have a crack at the worlds most difficult obstacle course. If they beat the wall after their gruelling task of completing the course then they can go through to the next round to become Ninja Warrior UK.

 

The show is presented by popular presenter Ben Shepherd, Chris Kamara and The Saturday's Rochelle Humes.  Our night started with the first of fifty contestants who succeeded and failed in varying degrees. I'm not allowed to say what went on, but here's an official picture from the Ninja Warrior UK Facebook page to give you an idea of what it's like:

 

 

And here's that wall I mentioned earlier:

Beat the wall, beat the wall...

Ninja Warrior UK comes to ITV on 11th April - tune in to see who will become the first Ninja Warrior in the UK.

 

What am I talking about? Ninja Warrior UK - new game show/series

Where can I find out more? It's on ITV from 11th April or check out the website: http://www.itv.com/ninjawarrior/

If you like this try: Gladiators (90's), Krypton Factor, Total Wipe Out, Takeshi's Castle

 

Anything else?

This show is based on the wildly successful Japanese and American versions also called Ninja Warrior (but obviously without the UK at the end)

 

*please note - the photos on this page have been taken from the official Facebook page of Ninja Warrior UK and are meant to supplement the text I have written as we were not authorised to take photos at the event. They are for illustrative purposes only and are not meant in any way to breach copyright. If the owners of the pictures are not happy for this usage, please message me and I will remove them.



EVENT: Newcastle Film & Comic Con 2015

The day is Saturday 28th March 2015

The time... is now!

 

A year ago, the first Newcastle Film and Comic Con ran by experienced Conventionites, Showmasters proved to be very popular indeed. Back then, my friend Mal and I waited nearly four hours to get into the venue and missed most of it. It was badly organised and felt the brunt of an unhappy public. In their defence it was the first one in Newcastle and they underestimated demand - especially those on the door purchases. On the other hand, sales for tickets stopped 2 weeks before so surely they would have had an idea of interest and capacity?

 

Fast forward later in the year when I attended the London & Film Comic Con in July 2015. This was much more organised and, in the main, I got to do what I set out to do - meet the Generalissimo himself, Stan Lee. An added bonus was meeting the legend Glenn Morshower but I was gutted I  missed my favourite cosplayer Ivy Doomkitty.  Such is the draw of these events.

 

The question was - had Showmasters learned their lesson and, more importantly, had we? This time we bought early bird tickets in advance (as opposed to last years buying on the door at the event). This proved beneficial as, when the door was opened, it only took about 20 mins to let us in from our queue position (which was a considerable way around the arena).

Busy day at Newcastle - and that was just the Early Bird tickets!

There were a lot of stars here today, but there were some cancelations - Red Dwarf's Robert Lewellyn and Craig Charles didn't appear as promised and Claudia Christian from Babylon 5 cancelled too. I was sad to find that there was only the sepia Back To The Future pic available at Newcastle (see my effort, right) and no DeLorean as anticipated. I couldn't complain though as KITT from Knightrider was there to waffle on at you.  

 

Eve Myles signs a photo for me

When you go to a convention such as this everyone has their favourite person to see or go for. Each person charges a significant amount for a photo or a signed autograph so even to get a couple of items signed by a few celebrities would cost nearly £100. So unfortunately you have to prioritise (unless you have a lot of money and/or amazing time skills). The most popular person by far today was James Marsters who was charming and lovely apparently. Sadly I didn't get to meet him myself but he was very popular with the public. James Cosmo and Jeremey Bulloch (two people I've met over the last month or so) were also there.

 

My celebrity priorities were two lovely and very beautiful women I got to meet and to see on their relevant panels. The first was Terminator 3's Kristanna Loken. In her panel she discussed the training regime of becoming the Terminator and what it was like working with Arnold Schwarzenegger. She said the role of being in such a successful franchise had changed her life. She also said she was working on some new projects and mentioned some of her recent works. These included a movie called Fighting for Freedom which was a movie made from a screenplay written by her father and the upcoming erotic thriller Maid For You. Later I got a photo with her and got to meet her and she was lovely.

 

 

The second panel I sat in on was absolutely mental and I enjoyed every minute of it! Eve Myles, Gwen from Torchwood (among other shows), came onto the stage and had everyone spellbound from the start. She was taking questions and her familiar, laid back, giggly persona shone through and was both endearing and enchanting at the same time. She spoke of her best friend John Barrowman and the fun they had on set in Torchwood, about how she "didn't" take any props from the set of Torchwood, working with David Tennant and how gorgeous she thought James Marsters is. She spoke of motherhood, of her child and her love of the Geordie accent and had one lad repeating the word "theatre" over again as she loved the pronunciation of the word in that accent. Later, after the rapturous applause, I got to meet her and got a signed photo.

 

While I was there, I mentioned to her the first ever convention I went to. Back in 2012, she was at the SFX Weeekender 3 in Wales. I've been going to conventions ever since then. "It's all your fault I come to these!" I said to her jokingly after explaining about my Wales adventure in 2012. "I get that a lot..." she said, and added, "They kinda addictive aren't they?" And do you know what? She's right.

 

I'm getting quite fond of visiting these conventions and this was much the same of what I'd expect from a Showmasters con. There were a few minor disappointments - the lack of a DeLorean (especially since they are making a fuss of the 30th Anniversary of Back to the Future) and some of the guests pulled out. But these things happen. However there were some great guests today, entertaining panels, excellent cosplay and... we didn't have to wait half a day to get started.

A great comic con going from strength to strength - can't wait for next year.

You can also get your picture taken with some of the stars - here's me with the
very beautiful Kristanna Loken - and you get to take a picture home too.